Ajay deswal

Indian National Rugby Team: Odisha RFC and Delhi Hurricanes successfully defended their National Rugby 15s Championship (Division 1) title in women’s and men’s category, respectively, here at the KIIT University.

Odisha beat the Delhi Hurricane 69-5 in the Women’s category whilst the men’s team of Delhi Hurricanes struck gold by beating Future Hope Harlequins 31-8.

This is the second time that both the teams have completely overpowered their opponents in the finals. The team from Odisha boasted of local heroes, Hupi Majhi, Dumuni Marndi, Tarulata Naik, and Nirmalya Rout, that are also a part of the Indian National Rugby Team and Delhi Hurricanes had a powerhouse lineup of Prince Khatri, Vikas Khatri, Honey Dagar, Ajay Deswal, Neeraj Khatri, Manu Tanwar, Deepak Punia and Mohit Khatri.